Monday, 26 September 2011

Join Us!

Please join us on October 18, 2011 for an interactive storytelling event on the Winnipeg General Strike.

Ruth Stewart-Verger and Donna Stewart from the Ottawa Storytellers will be portraying Elizabeth Coulter and Helen Armstrong from Winnipeg. Following the storytelling will be a panel discussion featuring Ruth Stewart-Verger from the Ottawa Storytellers who will be discussing the benefits that resulted from the strike, and Barb Byers from the Canada Labour Congress who will be discussing how the role of Canadian women has changed in the workplace.

The event will be held from 7:30 - 10:00 pm in room 5050 of the Minto Centre, located at Carleton University. For a map of the Campus, click here.

To find out more about the Ottawa Storytellers, visit their website at ottawastorytellers.ca. To learn more about Barb Byers, please follow the link here.

Admission is $10.00 and All proceeds will go to the Workers' History Museum.

This event has been co-sponsored by The Workers' History Museum and the Carleton Centre for Public History